Лорд Джим

Chapter 12

           Itgavemetheopportunityto“note”astarredscaronthebackofhishandeffectofagunshotclearly;and,asifmysighthadbeenmademoreacutebythisdiscovery,Iperceivedalsotheseamofanoldwound,beginningalittlebelowthetempleandgoingoutofsightundertheshortgreyhairatthesideofhisheadthegrazeofaspearorthecutofasabre.Heclaspedhishandsonhisstomachagain.“Iremainedonboardthatthatmymemoryisgoing(s’enva).Ah!Patt-na.C’estbienca.Patt-na.Merci.Itisdrollhowoneforgets.Istayedonthatshipthirtyhours....

           ‘“Youdid!”Iexclaimed.Stillgazingathishands,hepursedhislipsalittle,butthistimemadenohissingsound.“Itwasjudgedproper,”hesaid,liftinghiseyebrowsdispassionately,“thatoneoftheofficersshouldremaintokeepaneyeopen(pourouvrirl’oeil)”...hesighedidly...“andforcommunicatingbysignalswiththetowingshipdoyousee?andsoon.Fortherest,itwasmyopiniontoo.WemadeourboatsreadytodropoverandIalsoonthatshiptookmeasures....Enfin!Onehasdoneone’spossible.Itwasadelicateposition.Thirtyhours!Theypreparedmesomefood.Asforthewinegoandwhistleforitnotadrop.”Insomeextraordinaryway,withoutanymarkedchangeinhisinertattitudeandintheplacidexpressionofhisface,hemanagedtoconveytheideaofprofounddisgust.“I—youknowwhenitcomestoeatingwithoutmyglassofwineIamnowhere.”

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